Yes, I know all my other fanfics are Batman based but my first and true pop culture love will always be Star Wars. And since Rogue One came out The Force has been strong in me lately so I thought I'd go for this.

Hope you enjoy.

I do not own Star Wars or any related works.

Chapter 1: A routine test

The Death Star, in orbit of Alderaan

"They're on Dantooine." Leia admitted, her head low, the pit in her stomach growing with every second. She felt terrible for having told anything to Tarkin.

But what could she do? They had her home planet in their crosshairs and they were willing to pull the trigger, which would have killed everyone she had ever known.

"There. You see Lord Vader, she can be reasonable," Grand Moff Tarkin then turned to one of his officer's. "Continue with the operation. You may fire when ready."

"What?" Leia shouts in protest. The lying snake, if she had her blaster he would be dead by now.

"You're far too trusting. Dantooine is too remote to make an effective demonstration. But don't worry. We will deal with your Rebel friends soon eno…" His monologue was cut short as an intense red beam burst through the Grand Moff's chest, the smell of burning flesh diffusing into the air.

Leia could only watch in horror as the light faded from Tarkin's eyes before the red beam retracted and the lifeless body collapsed into a heap on the ground.

Darth Vader simply clipped his lightsabre back onto his belt and turned to the now shocked officer's.

"Cancel the firing procedure, bring us out of orbit." Vader ordered, his artificial voice resonating around the room.

"But my lord we had orders from the emperor." The terrified officer stuttered.

Vader didn't reply. Instead he raised a black gloved hand towards the officer. Within seconds the force had crushed whatever life the poor lieutenant had.

Vader then turned to the canon operators who wisely began to power down the weapon. Vader then contacted the bridge control to order the Death Star to leave orbit and travel to the outer rim, literally cutting out the middle man.

Vader finally turned to the princess, who was standing as straight as possible as she stared at the two bodies still laying on the floor. Her face was as white as a ghost and her eyes had doubled in size.

Vader couldn't blame her for being in shock. She had thought her home planet was about to be destroyed but then she had just witnessed two particularly brutal deaths. If he was a normal man he would be shocked to.

But he was not a normal man, nor had he ever been one.

So instead he walked up to the princess and grabbed her arm.

"If you want yourself and your planet to continue living you will come with me right this second." He ordered in his most commanding voice.

Leia stared into the seemingly lifeless eyes of the galaxies most feared being. The man who had seemingly destroyed the entire Jedi order and sent so many people to their deaths, including Captain Antilles.

But he was also the man who had just saved both her planet and her life. And as she stared into his eyes she thought she saw the slightest spark of something, which began to pull at Leia and tell her to go with him.

So, she did.

Vader brought her to his private hanger containing his own personal Lambda Class shuttle. While he preferred his TIE Advanced its absence of life support systems meant it was not suitable for transporting a passenger.

So instead Darth Vader piloted the shuttle out of the hanger with Leia sitting in the co-pilot's seat.

Leia sat still in the seat as Vader expertly piloted the shuttle out of the hanger and into the silence of space. After a few minutes the vast station was a small speck in the rear view-screens. After another moment Alderaan was the same.

Then suddenly a deep hum sounded within the shuttle before the space outside of the stretched towards the ship and turned deep blue as Vader launched the ship into hyperspace.

Once in hyperspace Leia felt that she could finally get some answers. It was just her and Vader and she was going to get some damn answers.

She turned in the seat and glared at the dark lord of the Sith who had for some reason saved her and her planet.

For the time being.

"Why?" She asked in a voice that had managed to silence many senators who had begun to get on her nerves.

Vader didn't answer. Instead he continued to input coordinates into the nav-computer.

"Why did you kill those men?" Leia demanded, her voice rising.

"Why did you save Alderaan?" Still nothing.

"WHY DID YOU SAVE ME?" She outright yelled at Vader, her voice causing a vibration to go through the cock-pit.

Finally, Darth Vader stopped inserting coordinates and turned slowly to stare at the Princess.

The only sound was the mechanical breathing and while many individuals would be outright terrified of the image he was displaying, Princess Leia Organa was not most individuals.

So instead of cowering in fear she glared back with every gram of defiance in her body.

"Did you know that you were adopted Princess?"

Leia blinked at the question that Vader had asked her. She always had a feeling that her Father was not the man who had sired her, but she didn't care. He had raised her as his own and didn't love her any less.

But it still stung slightly to have it confirmed.

"I always had a feeling. I just wanted to wait for my father to tell me." Leia answered, no amount of defiance leaving her voice. "How did you find out?"

"A DNA screen is carried out on all incoming prisoner's. Yours revealed that you are in no way related to Senator Bail Organa, or his deceased wife."

Leia felt slightly sick but she didn't let it show. Instead she pressed further;

"What does it matter to you?" She spat.

"The DNA scan revealed that your birth mother was the Old Republic senator and former Queen of Naboo, Padmè Amidala."

That got a physical response from Leia. Padmè Amidala was an old friend of her father's, who had sown the seeds of the rebellion years before it began. She was also tragically killed during Palpatine's rise to power, allegedly by a Jedi assassin.

Her father had said that that story was a load Bantha shit.

But it still begged the question of why this was important.

"What does this have to do with anything?" Leia demanded.

"Because I knew her." Vader answered, his voice slightly lower than before.

"What was she to you?"

"Everything." At that Leia's heart stopped.

No.

It couldn't be.

That's not possible!

Vader saw the shock on her face and reached a hand over to place on her shoulder.

"Leia, I am your Father."

To be continued….

So, this would be my first ever canon-divergence au story. The premise has probably been used before but I've always liked it and I want to add my own personal flare to it.

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